new models of thinking and behavior

Tom Friedman’s op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times not only points to the need for new “doing business” models, but is attuned with the wider need for new models of “doing learning.” Were we to find original ways of learning for doing what matters in our lives perhaps how we live might be more personally and socially sustainable. And the why we live, might be more engagingly and enjoyably meaningful.

IBM’s Smarter Planet Series

IBM’s Smarter Planet Series is at this moment in time into its fourth conceptual presentation, Setting the table for a smarter planet. The Series started with Planet: A mandate for change is a mandate for smart, which was followed by Energy: Smarter power for a smarter planet, then by Traffic: Roads to a smarter planet. It’s good to see government and industry thought leaders speak transparently about smart strategies to transform our planet into a sustainable, productive, and justly happy place to live.